Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-29
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TUESDAY, December .

Wheeling.
TUESDAY, December -.
Business has become little quiet since
Christmas and will no doubt continue only
fair Tor some time. The demand for APP
pies has improved, although prices have
not advanced. Cabbage is in limited sup.
ply, with prices unchanged. The sales Of
POTATOES are better at the same prices.
Rnlter is in light supply, and the demand
is still very good. Poultry is in light sup
ply and the demand heavy. The follow
ing are wholeaai" quotations:
Butter-C Country choice lSa22c; good
country 12al5c; common 5aic. Thesupply
is light and tue demand is good.
Beans - For hand-picke! navy the
demand is good and the supply is very
light. Prices are !! 2la2 30 pei bushcl;
extra fancy - -.
Cheysc--prme mild Ohio factory Pa
BE; New York 15al4c; Sweitzer l3!alic;
I.imberger lhIl. Market nominal.
Eggs Strictly fresh stock 2i#25c rer
dozen. Supply good, demand fair Pick
led - to 2Oc; very slow.
Fcaihcrs-Chocr in original packages
50a55c; in small lott 4a5c extra.
Potatoes Home raised, 75aS5c per
bushel; demand far; supply light.
Poultry-live chickens, old, " 5oa2 -
per dozen; spring chickens 81 Hna2 -
per dozen; turkeys live 7c per pound;
dressed 0hllc; ducks, live - i0ai 30 per
dozen
Rags Steady nj Halle ror white mixed
cotton; lal9c trr all wool, aud Hal! for
mixed.
Lard County prime, with fair lie
manh, 1T 14aSr.
Onions Per bushcl 81 coal 10; demand
good; supply scarce; per barrel 81 OOa3 -.
Cabbage Home raised s. 0oI2 80 per
barrel; demand fair; supply light
TuruipS-:l - per barrel; demand lar
supply good.
Apples i Home OF fallen stock III SIa2 90
per barred; supply good; demand good;
Northern stock, hand picked, - 5Oa;i %.
Game-Pheasant 50 40 to 90 per
dozen; quail 81 - to 30 per dozen;
rabbits ~ - dozrn; squirrels 81 % per
dozen; demand good.
New YORK.
NEW YORK, December - Flour Re-
cciDts 4G, 600 packages; exports = 219 bar
rels, Ssh sacks; market firm and mod
erately active; sales % 600 barrels; com.
mon TO good extra OHIO - WIS5 10.
Wheat-Rrceipts $50 bushels; exports,
none; aaIe7 7,7:!6 600 bushels futures, and
g., 0O0 bushels spot; options closed active
but heavy; ungraded red S5a93ic; No. =
spring 92lc; No. red 81 ic; No. red
December 81 st92ic closing at 9lSc; Janu-
airy 81 II l6ag2!c, closing at 9lGc; Fehru,
ary 90 ;a93ic, closing ut 92sc; March
I2;a9lyc, closing at 93sc; April 9iSaaS5Sc,
closing at 9Iic; May 95sa96!c, closing at
9lSc; June % age, closing ut 95SC; July
oslo; August 95ic Corn - Receipts
81, $50 bushels; eXparts 4 900; sales I'D, coo
bushels futures, S9,mW bushels spot;
options closed weak; uugraded O!aG3c;
No. , December lsc; January ga
62gc. closing at 62bc; February G25a62Sc,
closing at G2!c May G3laG3!c, closing al
63Ic. Oats Receipts 81, 0O0 bushels; ex-
ports 81, 600; sales iO5, 600 bushels futures
and l37, 900 bushels spot; market 4a{c
higher; mixed western 37a39IC; white do
39a45C. Hay-Quiet and generally steady.
Hops-Dull, California 6al5c. Coffee
Spot, flirI Rio quiet at 49, options heavy
closing lower; sales 595 900 bags; De-
cember lG.G0al6 soc; January l6. 35al6 45c;
February, Is 25a16 35c; March, lG.25a
1G 81; April 1615alG %; May 1920;
June Il 95alG l5c; July 1885; August
II. 4Oal5. 70c; September 1925; October
1895 Sugar-Firm, but very quiet;
refined quiet and unchanged. Molnsses-
Dull: 80 test 2jc Rice Stronger. PctrG-
leum Firm; United sale Cotton Seed
.Oil-At So for crude; llailc for
refined Tallow 60 Firm ut l6a
4,c. Rosin Dali Turpentine-Steady
AZ 3sc. Esgs-lu fair request and steady +;
receipts 1875 packages; western ga
223c POrk-Dull and unchanged. Cut
Meats Steady; shoulders ~; pickeled
hams loo IIut--Closed dull, western
steam spot s. N5as lOl; January, 81 n
as l2;February s. 12as 20; March s. u
as %; April 3 2SIS 81; May s. 35lS Is;
city steam s. -. Butter-Quiet but
very firm; western l5s33c. Che'se i In
light request; western lllall}c. Copper
Dull; lake l7lsl7!C.
ChicsSo.
CHICAGO. December 2s.-The markets
on N0allSe were W bulilSA NSiiVh'N >
light receipts and fears of y snow blockade
being the moving causcSr May wheat
opened ic higher, at $50, aud imme'ii.
at.ly sold to Soc, hut The longs began TO
realize and it sold off to Sjic, rcacting to
s5Sc. Corn sympathiz"d with wheat
Oats dull. Provisions slightly higher hat
dull. Flour dull and prices steady
Whcat-Cash M. 2spv'nc 7sATs!c; No. 3
spring 65aGsc; No. > nd sic; December
7s!a7ssc, closing al 7sIc; January 7sla
TS,c, closing st 7Slr; February 19A7sic,
closing at 79c; May .S54asG", closing s..
Sic. Corn-Cash No , 49le; December
49lc; January 49ai9sc, closing at. 49tci
February 49sai9,c, closing Mt i9sc; May
53ga55c. closing at Sale Oats Cash No
> 3la3Isc; January Sic; May 3isa3ilc,
closing at SALE. Rye-Cash No. ., &c.
Barley--No ., 72aSOc. Flax Seed-No.
at 81 S2!. Timothy-Prime 3 37a3 49,
Mess Pork-Cash at Sl590al5 o.; January
Sli s0a15 22l, closing at SIS %; May
SIS 47IaI5 80, closing at SIS so Lard
Cssh at 81 so; January 81 S0a7 IS, closing
at 81 s2I; February 81 9Oa7 974, closing
at 81 80; March So 90; May So 15as 254,
closing at g 17l. Bulk Meats--Sbort
ribs 81 20; shoulders S. 90a6 90; short
clear S. O5aS 10. Whisky-At 81 10.
Sugar-Cutloaf 7iasfc; granulated Z 1.5c
standard A &c. Butter-Quiet; extra